Metairie, LA 70002 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 96
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Home Value
$357,843
+9.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
96
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
66 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
45%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,270/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
17%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$452
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 17% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 27% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+9% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (96/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.6% below their final list price; 31% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 45% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $99k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $5,297 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,210/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $452 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.6% to +9.7% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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